On the first page of her new essay collection, I’ll Tell You in Person, Chloe Caldwell writes about upgrading to a car and savings account, after spending much of her twenties in shitty apartments, making drunken mistakes, and writing about shitty apartments and drunken mistakes. This introduction, titled “In Real Life,” makes a later essay like “Soul Killer” easier to take. “The worse my skin got, the more stressed I felt and the more heroin I would buy. The […]
Weekend Bites: Chloe Caldwell, Strange Fiction, Mary Lattimore and Jeff Zeigler Interviewed, Gabriel Blackwell, and More
In our weekend reading: interviews with Chloe Caldwell, Morgan Parker, and Kevin Barry; recommended strange fiction; and more.
Vol.1 Brooklyn’s October 2016 Book Preview
This may be our largest single month book preview. But then again, this October looks like an unusually strong month for books, whether you’re looking for unsettling fiction in translation, incisive cultural histories, or speculative fiction that takes some of our current concerns to their logical ends. And it wouldn’t be October reading without a couple of glimpses into the uncanny as well. Read on for a glimpse of the books that have caught our attention for this month.
Afternoon Bites: Chloe Caldwell, Laird Barron on “Koko,” Ranking Philip Roth’s Novels, and More
In our afternoon reading: checking in with Chloe Caldwell, Laird Barron on Peter Straub’s “Koko,” and much more.
Morning Bites: Chloe Caldwell Interviewed, Shawn Vestal, Scott McClanahan on Daniel Johnston, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Chloe Caldwell and Shawn Vestal, Greg Jackson on literary influences, and more.
Morning Bites: Chloe Caldwell, VIDA Count, Karan Mahajan’s Latest, Maggie Nelson, and More
In our morning reading: a new essay from Chloe Caldwell, thoughts on books from Maggie Nelson and Karan Mahajan, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Kaitlyn Greenidge’s Nonfiction, Literary Cuba, Replacements Biography, Ali Eteraz, and More
In our afternoon reading: new writing from Kaitlyn Greenidge and Ali Eteraz, thoughts on a Samuel R. Delany-inspired anthology, and more.
Morning Bites: Paula Fox Interviewed, Chloe Caldwell, Lidia Yuknavitch’s Latest, Beach Reads, and More
In our Monday morning reading: interviews with Paula Fox and Samuel R. Delany, a look at Lidia Yuknavitch’s new novel, notes on beach reads, and more.